▲ 164 ▼ Trump Allies Have a Plan to Hurt Biden’s Chances: Elevate Outsider Candidates (www.nytimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments This works because almost all the US uses first-past-the-post elections for the Presidential general election. So you get outcomes like this: Scenario 1: Biden: 10 votes Trump: 9 votes Kennedy/Stein/West: 0 votes Biden wins the state Scenario 2: Biden: 9 votes Trump: 9 votes Kennedy/Stein/West: 1 vote Tied vote, decided by game of chance/lawsuit Scenario 3: Biden: 8 votes Trump: 9 votes Kennedy/Stein/West: 2 votes Trump wins the state This is why you see huge financial support from Republican billionaires for third party candidates who have no chance of winning.
[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Ah. Using Hillary Clinton's strategy. That famously worked out real well for her. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago To be fair, her husband arguably got into office because a third party candidate disproportionately ate more into his opponent’s votes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Not that I disagree with your point, but implementation is everything. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago This is such a dumb take. The strategy has worked numerous times throughout history. "Well it didn't work for Clinton. . .so obviously it's dumb!" is such a narrow-view, mindlessly parroting a talking point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago To be fair, her husband arguably got into office because a third party candidate disproportionately ate more into his opponent’s votes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Not that I disagree with your point, but implementation is everything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago This is such a dumb take. The strategy has worked numerous times throughout history. "Well it didn't work for Clinton. . .so obviously it's dumb!" is such a narrow-view, mindlessly parroting a talking point. permalink fedilink source parent